Manifold-book



No. 612,197. Patented Oct. II, [898.

G. E. DDUGHTY.

MANIFOLD BOOK.

(Application filed Sept. 17, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STAT S PATENT FFICE.

GEORGE E. DOUGHTY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIGNoR TO THE CARTER- RUMCOMPANY, OF NIAGARA EALLs, NEW YORK.

MANIFOLD-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,197, dated October11, 1898. Application filed September 17, 189"]- Serial No. 652,002. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. DOUGHTY, of NewYork, (J amaica,) in thecounty of Queens, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Manifold-Books, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My inventionrelates to improvements in manifold sales-books and theobject is to provide a triplicate book that will be simple andconvenient.

To this end my invention consists in the combination, with the back orcover, offull leaves divided into three sections, or leaves adapted tobe folded upon each other and separated when desired, bound together atone end and secured to the cover, a carbonsheet, arms pivoted to thecover, and a clamp on the free ends of the arms attached to thecarbon-sheet; and my invention consists in' certain other combinationsof parts hereinafter described, and specifically set forth in theclaims.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan view of a complete book when open embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 shows an edge view of the same after several of theleaves have been usedand sections detached therefrom. Fig.- 3 shows anenlarged edge view of the same book without the cover and with thecarbon-sheet clamp in section, and Fig. 4 is an edge view of amodification wherein the carbon-sheet is divided into two parts and oneof said parts is held by the clamp that secures the leaves to the cover.

Any suitable printed matter or ruling may be placed on the leaves.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A is the back or cover of thebook, having a hinge in the middle and a suitable clamp A for holdingthe leaves in the cover, either at one side of the hinge or at a freeend of the cover, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

B indicates the pile of full leaves,'secured together by staples a a atone end and by the same end secured to the cover by the clamp A. In thefirst two figures of the drawings the clamp A is secured to the innerside of the cover on the right-hand side of the hinge.

The bound ends of the leaves are held in this clamp with their free endsextending to the right, but with their end sections Z) turned inward andlying on their respective central sections 1).

The full leaves B are each divided into three sections 1), b, and b anda stub 12 by perforated lines o, c, and c, and these sections, whenfolded on the said lines with the carbonsheet inclosed, form at onewriting three distinct copies, 1) being the original, I)" the duplicate,and b the triplicate, which latter can be retained in the book orremoved, as desired.

The carbon-sheet O is as wide as the leaves, as long as two of thesections, and is carbonized on both sides. Said carbon-sheet is held bya clamp D at one end, the clamp being mounted on the free ends of armscl (1, turning in eyes 6 e, secured to the inner side of the cover, nearits right-hand edge.

In using the form of book shown in the first three figures of thedrawings the end section I) of the uppermost leaf is raised to allow theend of the carbon-sheet O to drop onto the underlying section, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, and then the sections Z2 and I), together with the endof the carbon-sheet, is folded on the perforated line 0 over upon theother section b, as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Any writingthat is made upon the central section b will be copied on the other twosections of the leaf. After the writing one or all of the sectionswritten upon may be torn out, leaving the next full leaf in position fora like manipulation.

The leaves B in Fig. a are provided with the same perforated lines, orlines that are broken to allow the leaves to be separated easily, andthe same number of sections as the leaves in the other figures; but theend sections are not turned in before they are used, and the bound edgesof the leaves are secured to the cover A by the clamp A, located at theleft-hand edge of the cover. The carbon-sheet is divided into two parts0 and O in this book, one part, 0, being held by the clamp A on the topof the section b and the other part, 0, being held by a swinging clamp Dto lie between the sections Z2 and b when folded. The clamp A beingsecured at the left-hand edge of the cover in this case, the

eyes for the arms d d to turn in are secured to the lefthand side of thecover.

It will be noticed that although the carbonsheet is divided in themodified form of book the leaves are folded in exactly the same mannerbefore the writing is done and also that the central section is theoriginal.

When the sections Z2 b, 850., are retained in the book for furtherreference,they are turned over to the left, so that entries are turnedface downward and are not exposed to view.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a manifold-book, the combination of a pile of leaves of equal sizesecured together at one end, lines of perforations extending across theleaves dividing each into three sections and a stub at the bound end,the end section of each leaf folded over upon its central section, saidcentral section with the end section being adapted to be folded overtogether upon the bound-end section, a carbonsheet extending from thefold of the end section to the stub, a cover secured to the stubs,

arms pivoted to the cover, and a clamp on the free ends of the armsattached to the carbonsheet, as set forth.

2. In a manifold-book,the combination with the cover, of leaves dividedinto three sections of substantially equal size by parallel perforatedlines, said leaves being adapted to be folded and separated on saidlines, a clamp secured to the cover to hold one end of the leaves, acarbon-sheet, and a swinging clamp pivoted to the cover and secured toone end of the carbon-sheet,substantially as described and shown.

3. In a manifold-book,the combination with the cover provided with ahinge in its center, of a pile of leaves each leaf divided into threesections of substantially the same length, stubs at one end boundtogether, a clamp secured to the cover near the hinge forholding thestubs, a carbon-sheet adapted to be folded between the sections, armspivoted to the inner side of the cover a distance from said clamp, and aclamp on the free ends of the arms attached to the carbon-sheet andadapted to lie near the first-mentioned clamp, substantially asdescribed and shown.

4. In a manifold-book,the combination with the cover provided with ahinge in its center,

of a pile of leaves divided into three sections,

stubs at one end of the pile bound together, a clamp secured to thecover near the hinge for holding the stubs, a carbon-sheet double thelength of one section of a leaf, arms pivoted to the inner side of thecover at one end, and a clamp on the free ends of the arms attached toone side of the carbon-sheet, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

GEORGE E. DOUGHTY. [L. s.] WVitnesses:

W. A. WARNOOK, JOHN L. GWYDIN.

